Question 1: Which formation in Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah is nicknamed ‘Alien Throne’?
A. A mesa
B. A butte
C. A hoodoo
The ‘Alien Throne’ is a hoodoo, a tall thin spire of rock topped by a larger stone, shaped by natural erosion.
Correct Answer: A hoodoo
Question 2: What does the Navajo name Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah translate to?
A. Stone water
B. Gray salt
C. Sacred earth
The name Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah comes from the Navajo term ‘áshįįh łibá,’ which means ‘gray salt’ in English.
Correct Answer: Gray salt
Question 3: Which dinosaur was first found at Ah-Shi-Sle-Pah?
A. Triceratops
B. Styracosaurus
C. Pentaceratops
Charles Hazelius Sternberg discovered the first remains of Pentaceratops fenestratus here, a large horned dinosaur.
Correct Answer: Pentaceratops